5. νη- (poetic) with the force of a negative (cp. Lat. nē): νή-ποινοςunavenged (ποινήpunishment), νη-πενθήςfreeing from pain and sorrow (πένθος). In some cases νη- may be derived from ν (not) and the η of the second part, as ν-ῆστιςnot eating (poetic ἔδ-ω, cp. cross887).